Window curtain and shade holder.



PATENTED MAR. 15, 1904.

H. T. ANDREW. WINDOW CURTAIN AND SHADE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FI LED JAN. 29, 1903.

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UNITED STATES Patented March 15, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

WINDOW C URTAIN AND SHADE HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent-No. 754,531, dated March15, 1904.

Application filed January 29, 1903. Serial No. 141,081. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARvE T. ANDREW, a citizen of the United States,residing at Memphis, county of'Scotland, and State of Missouri, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Window Curtain and ShadeHolders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in house fixtures wherein Iemploy one set of brackets to hold both window curtain and shade.

The object of my invention is to make a combined curtain and shadeholder that is easily attached to and detached from the window-casingand also one that is easily taken down and put up with curtain andshades on, and thereby avoid taking the different pieces apart whencleaning house or moving.

Another object is to make a combined curtain and shade holder that canbe easily at-' tached and detached repeatedly without marring the casingof the windows, as is the case when the ordinary curtain and shadefasteners are used.

By examining the drawings and specification it will be seen that Iattain these objects.

Figure 1 is an elevation of my invention, showing it in position on thewindow-casing, also showing the shade in place. Fig. 2 is a sideview ofclamp 1, showing the jaws 9 and 10 for holding my invention on'casing 7Fig. 3 is a side View of brackets-5, showing mode of adjustment and howthe curtain-pole 4 and shade 6 are held in place.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout.

In the drawings, 1 is the clamp by which my invention is secured to thewindow-casing 6.

2 represents rods on which brackets 5 are adjusted to windows of variouswidths.

3 represents thumb screws which hold brackets 5 and clamp 1 to theirplaces.

4 is the orginary curtain-pole.

6 is the or inary window-shade.

7 is the top board of the window-casing.

8 is a slot in the lower end of each bracket 15 to admit the ends of thewindow-shade.

The jaw 9 slides on the stem of clamp 1 and adjusts to any width ofwindow-casing by thumb-screw 3.

By adjusting and clamping brackets 5 on rods 2 by thumb-screws myinvention will fit windows of various widths.

The lower end of clamp 1 is formed into a jaw 10. The upper end is bentoutward to form a circular hook 11, on which may be hung a flower-pot orother ornament.

In operation the clamp 1 is adjusted to fit the window-casing and therods 2 centrally and is then secured by thumb-screw-3. Then the bracketsare adjusted to place and clamped to place by thumb-screws 3. Then thecurtain-pole 4 and shade 6 are put-in place.

Having thus fully described and shown my invention, what I claim as new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a curtain and shade holder, a bracket having a jaw, at its lowerend, a jaw slidable on the bracket, the said bracket having apertures,rods adjustable in the apertures, brackets slidable on the opposite endsof the rods, the said brackets being approximately C- shaped with theupper portion extending beyond the lower portion, a pole carried by theupper portion, the said lower portions having slots and a shade-rollermounted therein. v

2. In a curtain and shade holder, a bracket having a jaw at its lowerend, a jaw slidable on the bracket, the said bracket having apertures,rods adjustable in the apertures, brackets slidable on the opposite endsof the rods, the said brackets being approximately C- shaped, a polecarried by the upper portion, the said lower portions having slots andshade-roller mounted therein.

HARVE T. ANDREW.

